What is one motivation for limited partners to engage in secondary transactions?

Engaging in secondary transactions provides limited partners an opportunity to rebalance their portfolios. Over time, the performance of different assets can lead to distortions in the desired asset allocation. For instance, if one fund has performed exceptionally well, it may constitute a larger portion of a limited partner’s overall portfolio than intended. By participating in secondary market transactions, limited partners can sell stakes in funds that have appreciated in value and reallocating resources toward underperforming assets or new investment opportunities, thus achieving a more balanced portfolio in line with their investment strategy and risk tolerance.

The other options might not effectively represent the motivations behind secondary transactions. For example, increasing ownership in a single fund could lead to concentration risk rather than diversification. Reducing the number of direct investments and implementing stricter investment strategy guidelines might be considerations for some investors, but they do not directly capture the rationale of repositioning and optimizing asset allocation found in secondary transactions.